But while state television broadcast video of the defendant being led into court and the two British diplomats allowed in to observe, no news of the trial appeared on the main evening news broadcast for CCTV, which is more widely seen and tightly controlled
Xinhua had it:

More than 140 people attended the trial, including relatives and friends of the two defendants, relatives and friends of British victim Neil Heywood, diplomats from the British embassy and consulates in China, media representatives, deputies to China’s legislature and members of China’s political advisory body, as well as members of the general public.

As shown by documentary evidence that includes the flight tickets and hotel registration form, on Nov. 13, 2011, Zhang escorted Neil Heywood from Beijing to Chongqing. Heywood checked in to Room No. 1605 of the 16th building of the Lucky Holiday Hotel in Nan’an District of Chongqing Municipality, as arranged by Zhang.